LANSING, Minn. – Defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn started 16th in Friday night's main event at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn., but was up to second place in just 15 laps. However, it took a caution on lap 20 to give the Slayton, Minn., farmer the break he needed to score a win in the 11th Annual Guttormson Memorial.

Josh Reisch of Luverne, Minn., drew the pole position for the feature race, and proved he deserved to be there by leading the first 23 laps. Working lapped traffic masterfully, Reisch looked like a sure bet to pick up his first O’Reilly USMTS National Tour victory with a full straight-away lead over the field at the halfway point of the 40-lapper before a caution flag slowed the action and bunched up the field.

On the restart, Reisch was pressured hard by Krohn and Tim Donlinger of Rochester, Minn., who bested Krohn in the second Real Racing Wheels “B” Main earlier in the evening to earn a berth in the 24-car Holley “A” Main. When Reisch bobbled in turn 1 after completing lap 23, Krohn took advantage of the opening and scooted past Reisch on the low side of the tight 1/3-mile clay oval.

Reisch stayed on Krohn's bumper for the next three laps while holding Donlinger and eight-time O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock at bay. Donlinger was able to get a nose under Reisch on lap 27, which resulted in a flat left rear tire on Reisch's Modified and ended his hopes of a win.

For the rest of the distance, Donlinger tried high and low to get around Krohn, while Shryock stayed close to the leaders. But Krohn was able to weather the challenges and went on to score his second O’Reilly USMTS National Tour win of the season.

Donlinger and Shryock were second and third at the finish line to give Skyrocketeers a sweep of the podium, with Steve Wetzstein of West Concord, Minn., fourth, and 18th-starting Zack VanderBeek rounding out the top-5 finishers. 20th-starting Al Hejna, 22nd-starting Jay Noteboom, Dereck Ramirez, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year points leader Brandon Kenny and Kevin Pittman completed the top-10.

The win, worth $2,000, propelled Krohn into the Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region points lead over Donlinger (204 to 200). Shryock is just three markers behind Donlinger, followed by VanderBeek (178), Hejna (174), Tommy Myer (171), Wetzstein (164), Pittman (158), Jason Hughes (148) and Noteboom (146).

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, it's the first of five occasions this season that the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour will tackle the tricky, lightning-fast Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. The 6th Annual Olympic Fire Protection Southern MN Spring Challenge will pit some of the best Modified drivers in the nation against arguably the toughest field of weekly racers on the planet. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. and grandstands open for general admission seating at 3. Hot laps are at 4:45 and the first green flag is scheduled to wave at 5 p.m. Also on the racing card will be WISSOTA Super Stocks and WISSOTA Midwest Mods.

Jason Hughes will continue his road show as part of the Casey's Crew, appearing at the Casey's General Store location at 605 Main St. in Stewartville from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Race fans can pick up $2-off grandstand admission coupons on race day at Casey's General Store locations in Austin, Stewartville, Rochester and Owatonna.

The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval located 11.3 miles south of I-90 (exit 209) on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16). For more info, call toll-free 877-DCS-RACE or 507-346-2342 on raceday or visit www.deercreekspeedway.com online.

Set your TIVO to record the Indy 500 and World 600 because the best racing on Sunday will be at the Kasson Speedway for the 7th Annual Stars & Stripes Shootout. Just a short 28-mile drive down the road from Kasson, the whirlwind weekend will wrap up with the long-awaited return of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour for the 5th Annual Memorial Day Shootout at the Steele County Speedway in Owatonna, Minn., on Monday.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS — America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
O’Reilly USMTS National Tour
11th Annual Guttormson Memorial
Chateau Raceway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, May 23, 2008

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (1)
2. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN  (5)
3. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (7)
4. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN  (9)
5. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN  (10)
6. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN  (6)
7. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA  (4)
8. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN  (3)
9. 99.9 - Wally Bustad -- Austin, MN  (2)
10. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN  (8) DNF

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA  (3)
2. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA  (5)
3. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN  (4)
4. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN  (7)
5. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK  (2)
6. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA  (1)
7. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (8)
8. 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr. -- Austin, MN  (9)
9. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA  (6) DNF
10. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN  (10) DNF

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA  (3)
2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK  (1)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK  (4)
4. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN  (6)
5. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN  (7)
6. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA  (5)
7. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA  (8)
8. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN  (2)
9. 01 - Brandon Aggen -- Rushmore, MN  (9)

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN  (5)
2. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK  (3)
3. 17x - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN  (1)
4. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA  (2)
5. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE  (7)
6. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA  (8)
7. 96 - Greg Jensen -- Albert Lea, MN  (6)
8. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN  (9)
9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI  (4)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE  (4)
2. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN  (1)
3. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (7)
4. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA  (3)
5. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA  (5)
6. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN  (2)
7. 99.9 - Wally Bustad -- Austin, MN  (11)
8. 01 - Brandon Aggen -- Rushmore, MN  (12)
9. 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr. -- Austin, MN  (9)
10. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA  (8) DNF
11. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN  (10) DNF
12. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA  (6) DNF
13. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN  (13) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN  (3)
2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN  (2)
3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA  (6)
4. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA  (7)
5. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA  (11)
6. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN  (10)
7. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN  (9)
8. 17x - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN  (1)
9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI  (12) DNF
10. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK  (4) DNF
11. 96 - Greg Jensen -- Albert Lea, MN  (8) DNF
12. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN  (13) DNF
13. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN  (5) DNF

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN  (16)
2. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN  (14)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA  (6)
4. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN  (10)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA  (18)
6. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA  (20)
7. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA  (22)
8. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK  (9)
9. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK  (3)
10. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA  (21)
11. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN  (11)
12. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN  (15)
13. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (17)
14. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA  (24)
15. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA  (19)
16. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI  (23)
17. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (8) DNF
18. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN  (2) DNF
19. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (4) DNF
20. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN  (1) DNF
21. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA  (5) DNF
22. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA  (7) DNF
23. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK  (12) DNF
24. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE  (13) DNS

Lap Leaders: Reisch 1-23, Krohn 24-40.
Total Laps Led: Reisch 23, Krohn 17.
AFCO Pole Award: Wasmund.
Provisional Starters: Poidinger, Stewart.
Ruter Farms Long Tow Award: Hughes (608.24 miles).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award: Krohn (started 16th, finished 1st).
Next Race: Saturday, May 24, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region Points: Krohn 204, Donlinger 200, Shryock 197, VanderBeek 178, Hejna 174, Myer 171, Wetzstein 164, Pittman 158, Hughes 148, Noteboom 146.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Kenny 250, Ramirez 159, Rowland 139, Gary Langworthy Jr. 128, Rodney Sanders 90.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 92, A.S.I. 90, Mullins 72, Wanders 66, Buzzard 50.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 102, Hughes 85, Harris 67, GRT 53, TRE 44.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Wytaske.
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
BSB Manufacturing – Pittman.
Hawk Performance – Krohn, Kenny.
Isky Racing Cams – Noble.
KSE Racing Products – Krohn.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Neal.
New Vision Graphics – Bohr.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Shryock.
Quarter Master – Krohn, Ramirez.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Noteboom.
Real Racing Wheels – Neal, Donlinger.
Ruter Farms – Hughes.
TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.

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PRESENTING SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, Awesome Race Suits, Bear Tire Company, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Childhelp, Gressel Racing, Houston Specialty Products Co., KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Q.E.M., Inc., TrackTek Racing Fuel, Western Flyer Xpress.

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Day Motor Sports, Kraft/Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bert Transmission, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Holley Performance Products, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.